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What is the function of the excretory system?

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Samantha Stewart

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Samantha Stewart, Philanthropist, Post Graduate, Corpus Christi

Answered Feb 18, 2021

The functions of the excretory system in living organisms cannot be overemphasized. The excretory system helps remove the metabolic waste materials in order to regulate the chemical composition of fluids in the body. In single-celled organisms, they don't have a real organ system to remove their metabolic wastes.

However, they do this through the process known as diffusion. On the contrary, there is a specialized organ system in multicellular organisms that allow them to remove all their metabolic wastes out of their body system. The excretory system helps regulate the normal amount of nutrients, salts, and water in the body.

In multicellular organisms, especially vertebrates, the organs of the body that help in removing the wastes are skin, kidneys, lungs, and liver. However, it is important to note that all animals use different routes to excrete their wastes. Invariably, the excretory system helps remove excretory products such as nitrogen wastes from the body

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L. Hawkes

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L. Hawkes, Teacher, Memphis

Answered Feb 18, 2021

The body is made out of different systems, and one of these systems is the excretory system. This is in charge of regulating the different body fluids that can be found in the body. This will make sure that different metabolic wastes will be removed.

At the same time, it should have the ability to retain the right amount of water, salt, plus all of the other needed nutrients. The different organs that are part of the excretory system are the kidneys, the large intestine, the liver, the skin, and even the lungs. People may be shocked that lungs are included, but they can also help in the removal and regulation of the liquid wastes of the body.

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Robert Hazlewood

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Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive, MBA, Louisville

Answered Feb 16, 2021

The excretory system has many functions. It is a passive biological system. One of the functions of the excretory system is that it removes materials that are not necessary from the fluids of the body. This helps the body maintain homeostasis, and it prevents the body from being damaged.

Another function of the excretory system is that it removes any components that have been used and have been broken down from the body. These functions are normally left in a state that is gaseous or in a liquid state. This is normally removed through urine or through sweating when the body is in heat.

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E. Dixon

E. Dixon

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

The excretory system has many functions. One of the functions of the system is to eliminate waste from the body. Examples of the waste that is eliminated by this system are urea and uric acid ammonia. These products that are eliminated are from urine.

Another function of the excretory system is that it helps maintains the osmotic level of plasma and blood. Along with that, the excretory system is apart of the osmoregulation process, which helps in the body having the right amount of electrolytes. There are many organs in the excretory system that help all these functions take place, including the kidneys, urethra, and urinary bladder.

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J. Shatner

J. Shatner

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J. Shatner, Content writer, Boston

Answered Feb 12, 2021

The excretory system's primary function is to eliminate waste and balance the fluids in the body. They are also responsible for producing essential hormones. Several parts of the body are involved in the excretory process, such as sweat glands, the liver, the lungs, and the kidney system.

Each kidney comprises three parts, Including the renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal pelvis. The renal cortex is the kidney's outer layer, and the medulla is the inner layer of the kidney.

They all operate in tandem to make sure that the body works efficiently. Both ureters pull urine into the bladder, and then the urine goes through the urethra and out of the body.

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M. Parker

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M. Parker, Internet Researcher, Houston

Answered Oct 10, 2018

I think that the excretory system is not in charge of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment. This means that it does not exchange carbon dioxide with oxygen. This is a type of function that is done by the respiratory system. Do remember that the excretory system work hand in hand with the respiratory system. The other functions that are mentioned can be done by the excretory system.

A is actually important because this is the main function of the excretory system which is to remove wastes from the body. If these wastes are not removed, they will go back to other parts of the body. It may cause the blood to become poisonous.

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John Smith

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Answered Feb 18, 2017

Eliminating nitrogenous wastes from the body

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